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MYP Physics · 05 · structured

Roller-coaster energy checkpoint

Work, energy and power · Original GioPhysics question with a detailed, mark-by-mark answer guide.

Demand
discriminating
Marks
7
Topics
1
Answer
Complete
Question7 marks

A 500 kg coaster starts from rest 18 m above a checkpoint. It reaches the checkpoint at 16 m/s. Use g = 9.8 N/kg to calculate the energy dissipated by resistance.

Task interpretation

What a complete response should do

Build a visible chain from the information given to the quantity or statement requested.

Make assumptions explicit, connect several ideas, and test whether the final result is physically reasonable.

Response type
structured
Allocation
7 marks
Demand
discriminating
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